The mound was in shambles and the offense was struggling. The effects of the painstakingly finalized trade were not immediately apparent.
The NC Dinos of the KBO suffered a 2-11 loss against the KIA Tigers at the NC Park in Changwon on the 30th. This was the seventh straight loss for NC. It was also their sixth straight loss against KIA.
NC’s seven-game losing streak is the longest in about two years. They lost seven straight games from May 4 to May 11, 2022. After losing six straight games at that time, former coach Lee Dong-wook was fired on the afternoon before the 11th game, and they lost until the 11th game. It was the seventh consecutive loss in 750 days. 토토사이트 This is the first time the team has lost seven straight games under Kang Myung-hwon.
NC hasn’t done much in the way of offense during the six-game losing streak.
This week, native ace Shin Min-hyuk and foreign ace Kyle Hart took the mound, but neither could hold up. On the 28th, Shin Min-hyuk was pulled early with six runs in two innings, and on the 29th, foreign ace Kyle Hart, who had been a stabilizing force for the starting lineup, was pulled after giving up five runs in five innings.
The batting lineup also failed to make any breakthroughs. On the 29th, the team used an unconventional lineup that left both Son Asub and Park Gun-woo out of the starting lineup, but the results were no different. Before the game, manager Kang Hwon-kyung said, “We tried to change the lineup yesterday, but it wasn’t enough. Today, 사설 토토사이트 Park Min-woo is back and Kim Hwijip is expected to come in and bring a new sense of urgency.” ‘I think we have a chance to rebound now that we have a new atmosphere,’ he said.
NC had leadoff man Park Min-woo return from a shoulder injury to start at first base.
The team also acquired infielder Kim Hwi-jip from Kiwoom in a designation rights trade ahead of the game. The addition of Kim Hwijip, who was wanted by manager Kang Myung-hwon, was expected to bring tension and energy to the infield.
Kim Si-hoon, who had fulfilled his role as the fifth starter on the day, took the mound as the centerpiece of the team’s bid to end the losing streak. However, he was unable to contain Kia’s fiery bats. Kim gave up seven runs on seven hits, two walks, and three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings on 77 pitches.
The first inning started well with a triple play and the top of the second inning was also scoreless. But in the bottom of the third, he allowed back-to-back hits. Choi Won-joon hit a triple and Park Chan-ho hit a sacrifice fly to score the first two runs.
In the bottom of the third inning, Kim Hyung-joon tied the game with a solo shot, but in the top of the fourth inning, after a hit and two walks loaded the bases with one out, the team gave up back-to-back hits to the bottom of the order. Kim Tae-gun doubled, Choi Won-joon singled, and the top of the order gave up a single to right-center to Park Chan-ho and a sacrifice fly to Kim Do-young. Seven runs were given up in the fourth inning alone. The mood was heavily in KIA’s favor. The next inning, Jeonnam Warriors couldn’t keep the momentum in check and gave up three more runs in the sixth inning.
The bats didn’t do much either.
Kim Hyung-joon reached double-digit home runs for the first time in his career and Park Gun-woo hit his first home run of May, but it was not enough to close the gap.
Park Min-woo, who returned to the lineup, was 1-for-4 with a walk and no teasing. Kim Hwijip finished her first game back with a 1-for-4 performance, 메이저 토토사이트 but was unable to help the team snap the losing streak. Kim was not enough to lead the team out of the losing streak by himself.
NC now travels to Busan Sajik with a heavy heart. Lotte is also coming off a sweep in the three-game series against Daejeon Hanwha. NC will look to turn things around with second-year fireballer Shin Young-woo.
